Bedpost-hanger



0. PIOTTER.

BEDPOST HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.17,1921.

1,385,794. Patented July 26, 1921.

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A TTORNEY.

PATENT OFFIQE.

OTTO PIOTTER, OF HARBOR BEACH, MICHIGAN.

BEDPOST-HANGER.

Application filed January 17, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OTTO Plo'r'rnn, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city of Harbor Beach and State of Michigan, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Bedpost-Hangers, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing.

This invention is a bed post hanger to hold the side rails to the headand foot pieces. The object is to provide a simple and efficient hangerfor this purpose by the use of which the bed may be readily set up orknocked down.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a perspective sectional detail of a corner of a bed, showinghow the side rail is joined to the head piece by the use of the hanger.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of this hanger.

Fig. 31s a side elevation of the hanger showing a View perpendicular tothat shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. iis a top view.

The invention consists of a one piece hanger l, which is made of asingle piece of sheet metal bent to form a half cylinder soSpecification of Letters Iatent.

Patented J my 26',

Serial No. 437,745.

as to leave the trough 2 with sides 8 to enthe bed-post 8, and adepending hook 4; to engage the end rail 5, and a sleeve 6 to engage theside rail 7. A. pin 9 may he passed through the sleeve 6 and theinclosed end of the side rail 7 to lock the latter in place. The siderails may be readily taken off the head piece by unhooking the hook 4from the rail 5; or may he as readily niounted thereon.

While I have herein des rihed a ertain specific method of constructingand asseinhling the elements of my invention, it understood same may bevaried in minor details, not departing from the spirit oi my inventionas defined in the appended claiin.

W hat I e aim to be new and patentahle is:

A bed post hanger made of a single piece oi metal and embodying sideflanges to engage the hcd post, a downwardly directed hook to engage theend rail, and a sleeve to engage the side rail.

OTTO PIOTTER.

Witnesses Roy Bniennn, RUTH TEMPLETON.

